Responding to claims that Black Swan star Natalie Portman didn’t do the majority of her on-screen dancing in her Oscar-winning role, director Darren Aronofsky released the following statement through … [Read more...] about Darren Aronofsky defends Natalie Portman in ‘Black Swan’ controversy
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Benjamin Millepied gets the film bug
"I think directing and choreographing have such a similarity: how to work with movement and motion and narration and emotion and creating images.... And I think having the ability to control the … [Read more...] about Benjamin Millepied gets the film bug
Tales of the City – the musical, with Judy Kaye, Betsy Wolfe, Mary Birdsong and Wesley Taylor
Tony Award winner Judy Kaye, Betsy Wolfe, Mary Birdsong and Wesley Taylor have been cast as the eclectic denizens of 28 Barbary Lane in the world-premiere musical adaptation of Armistead Maupin's … [Read more...] about Tales of the City – the musical, with Judy Kaye, Betsy Wolfe, Mary Birdsong and Wesley Taylor
Alina Cojocaru on pointe shoes
This pair of ballet shoes which I wore to perform my first Tatiana in Onegin, when I was 20, lasted only two days. If I’m not performing on stage they can last up to two months. I constantly sew on … [Read more...] about Alina Cojocaru on pointe shoes
“He is the most loved actor I have ever worked with” says Jodie Foster after directing Mel Gibson in a new film
"He’s so incredibly loving and sensitive. He really is. He is the most loved actor I have ever worked with on a movie. And he’s not saintly, and he’s got a big mouth, and he’ll do gross things your … [Read more...] about “He is the most loved actor I have ever worked with” says Jodie Foster after directing Mel Gibson in a new film
Ted Danson on (not) being a sex symbol
"No one has ever hired me to take my clothes off and be sexy. No one. Not even when I was 25. But I’m funnier than I am sexy, so I’m hired to make jokes about sex; I’m not hired to do sex." … [Read more...] about Ted Danson on (not) being a sex symbol
The brain and dance: Rodolfo Llinas, professor of neuroscience at NYU School of Medicine, explains
"You have only so many variables you can hold in your brain. If those variables are stage elements, one must be actively engaged with all of them to draw a rich experience from a show. If the music … [Read more...] about The brain and dance: Rodolfo Llinas, professor of neuroscience at NYU School of Medicine, explains
Soprano Kate Royal on finding her voice in Bournemouth
At about the age of 15, my sister and I joined the local Big Little Theatre Company, and I learnt to stand in front of an audience and perform. It was also where I started to use my voice. We would … [Read more...] about Soprano Kate Royal on finding her voice in Bournemouth
Eddy Toussaint in Montréal on ballet for children
"There's nothing better for me than to see their faces when Klara [Houdet] is dancing the Dying Swan. I've seen children almost cry at the end because they think she has died. That's beautiful. That's … [Read more...] about Eddy Toussaint in Montréal on ballet for children
It’s curtains for the interval – Chris Campbell, literary manager at the Royal Court, comments
"Directors would rather there was no interval, especially the younger ones who fondly imagine the audience to be gripped by their visions. While theatres make a lot of money from intervals, there has … [Read more...] about It’s curtains for the interval – Chris Campbell, literary manager at the Royal Court, comments
It’s official: Valery Gergiev is the busiest conductor on Earth
Last month, statistics from the classical-music website Bachtrack confirmed this to a public that wasn't particularly surprised: Gergiev has long been notorious for a schedule that might slaughter a … [Read more...] about It’s official: Valery Gergiev is the busiest conductor on Earth
Dior suspends John Galliano after a drunken bar spat
Christian Dior suspended its star fashion designer John Galliano on Friday pending an inquiry into accusations that he hurled racist remarks at a couple in a Paris bar. About a week before Galliano … [Read more...] about Dior suspends John Galliano after a drunken bar spat
Some of the national treasures that went missing from the Egyptian Museum have been recovered
Egypt's Antiquities Ministry has recovered some of the national treasures that went missing from the Egyptian Museum during the uprising which unseated Hosni Mubarak. Items including a statue of King … [Read more...] about Some of the national treasures that went missing from the Egyptian Museum have been recovered
Stephanie Powers on Robert Wagner
“Ironically, when I was a kid I’d been in a dance class with Natalie Wood and Jill St John and all three of us went on to marry Robert Wagner; those two in real life and me on TV." … [Read more...] about Stephanie Powers on Robert Wagner
Looters destroy two Pharaonic mummies in Cairo’s Egyptian Museum
Looters broke into the Egyptian Museum during anti-government protests late yesterday and destroyed two Pharaonic mummies, Egypt's top archaeologist told state television. The museum in central … [Read more...] about Looters destroy two Pharaonic mummies in Cairo’s Egyptian Museum
Sienna Miller to star in Rattigan’s WW2 play ‘Flare Path’ in the West End
Sienna Miller will star in World War Two stage drama "Flare Path" by Terence Rattigan. The play will be directed by Trevor Nunn at the Theater Royal Haymarket in London as part of the centenary … [Read more...] about Sienna Miller to star in Rattigan’s WW2 play ‘Flare Path’ in the West End
Boney M’s Bobby Farrell dies on the same day and in the same town as Rasputin… the subject of one of the band’s biggest hits
Life sadly imitated art for Boney M's Bobby Farrell today as his death turned into an uncanny coincidence relating to one of his biggest hits. The frontman died in St Petersburg yesterday on same date … [Read more...] about Boney M’s Bobby Farrell dies on the same day and in the same town as Rasputin… the subject of one of the band’s biggest hits
Daniel Harding conducts the New Year’s Concert from Venice
The increasingly popular New Year's Concert from the La Fenice theatre in Venice will be shown live on Italian television and relayed to many other countries around the globe. It goes in direct … [Read more...] about Daniel Harding conducts the New Year’s Concert from Venice
Playbill’s Ruth Leon celebrates The Ivy, the West End’s starriest restaurant
The most theatrical event in London recently wasn't in a theatre — it was in a restaurant. The Ivy, in Covent Garden, is the work cafeteria for the stars, producers, directors and playwrights of … [Read more...] about Playbill’s Ruth Leon celebrates The Ivy, the West End’s starriest restaurant